light

So much pressure.

So much pressure.

There is such pressure on us these days to always be sparkly and bright. Isn’t there? I was feeling that pressure yesterday. I was feeling a little overwhelmed. Lots on my plate right now. Trying to breathe into it. My body was feeling tired and my brain was exhausted from a day of editing one of my training manuals. I didn’t feel like holding space for anyone and I was glad that I didn’t have any classes to teach after teaching one private lesson in the morning. When I get really tired like this my mind goes very negative on me. I battled through a practice last night and that helped a little. I watched some comedy on Netflix and that helped too. I did some reading. I knew I really just needed some alone time and a good night of sleep and I’d feel better today. And I did.

Samkhya Philosophy - Tamas, Rajas & Sattva

Samkhya Philosophy - Tamas, Rajas & Sattva

I’ve been talking a lot in class this past week about how Samkhya philosophy informs our yoga practice.

Samkhya philosophy is all about numbers. This philosophy is very mathematical and very scientific in how it views the world.

According to Samkhya philosophy -- the world is divided into two things: Consciousness and Nature.

The Same Light That Is In Me Is In You!

The Same Light That Is In Me Is In You!

The sun is the lightest and brightest thing in our world. One of the things we are working to do in yoga is to become lighter and brighter. The ego and mind are constantly pulling us down. It takes hard work to move out of the tamasic state of heaviness and sluggishness. We must lift ourselves up and elevate ourselves, shifting our perspective away from the ego and the mind, attachment and aversion, and connecting with the part of ourselves that is pure consciousness, pure awareness. That same pure awareness, that same pure consciousness, that same light that is in you is also in me. That same light that is in us is in everyone. When you see me -- try to look past all the noise, all the confusion, all the armor I've put up to protect myself, all the walls, all the judgment and all the fear. Try to look past my ego and my mind. Can you see the light in me? I will try to look for the light in you too. Then we will be able to connect. I'm sure of it. :) Namaste! Let your light shine and flow through you.